On most movie dates, boyfriends are dragged to the latest fluffy chick flick, and girlfriends are coaxed into the new yawner of an action movie. Cue “The Five-Year Engagement” to save your relationship and prove itself $10 well spent. The hilarious one-two punch of director Nicholas Stoller (“Get Him to the Greek”) and Jason Segel (“The Muppets”) come back together after their smash hit “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” to bring audiences another great film. Knowing that Judd Apatow (“Bridesmaids” and “Knocked Up”) produced the film, look for gut-busting comedy with a heartwarming storyline to accompany it.

The “The Five-Year Engagement” focuses on a couple, Tom (Jason Segel) and Violet (Emily Blunt, “The Muppets”), who are planning to get married until a job offer from the University of Michigan moves the couple from San Francisco to Ann Arbor, Mich. Like most couples, Tom and Violet have to go through the ups and downs of wedding planning, all while dealing with the fact that Tom hates his life in Michigan (who can blame him?). Ultimately the move tests how far two individuals will go to spend the rest of their lives with the person they love.

Movies, especially in the rom-com genre, live and die by chemistry between the main characters. The two leads in this film, Segel and Blunt, have phenomenal chemistry, which adds to the believability of their relationship and adds to the hilarity of the movie. This chemistry is most likely a byproduct of “The Muppets” and “Gulliver’s Travels” where both Segel and Blunt were stars.

The supporting cast included household names such as Alison Brie (“Community”) who played Suzie, Chris Pratt (“Parks and Recreation”) who played Alex, Kevin Hart (“Think Like a Man”) who played Doug and Chris Parnell (“Saturday Night Live”) who played Bill. All of these stars helped keep the laughs coming as Tom and Violet try to maneuver their way to a perfect engagement.

Overall, the plot of the “The Five-Year Engagement” seemed realistic and believable, but it dragged on at times. The movie could have cut out at least 15 minutes and still had continuity within the story. The movie’s comedy became extremely predictable at about the halfway mark, but the storyline kept the viewer guessing at every twist. However, sometimes predictability is not a bad thing, because what is funny once can be funny again.

The dialogue in the film, which actually plays a big role in a movie’s success, was very well done. It created hilarious and embarrassing family moments as well as added a realistic quality to the characters. Another factor to the “The Five-Year Engagement” was that the editing used a lot of quick cuts for comedic purposes. This made the movie have a more raw, first draft feel that added to the comedy of the movie and made it a change of pace from the usual big studio films.

Segel seems to be following in the footsteps of comedy legend Will Ferrell, where it feels like he is contractually obligated to bare it all in his movies. Though perhaps by now predictable, this added great comedy to the film, and the audience roared in laughter when Segel was stranded naked in the woods of Ann Arbor. If Segel’s sex appeal was not enough for audiences, Blunt’s charming British accent and goofy sense of humor surely did the trick.

“The Five-Year Engagement” is a definite must-see at the theaters. The film would be a great movie for a date night, but also for anyone who is looking for a good laugh. If you can find time between finals, grab your friends for a great time and a great movie.

4 out of 5 stars